Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Alternative combinations: Gopherus brevisterna, Testudo brevisterna
Full reference: F. B. Loomis. 1909. Turtles from the upper Harrison beds. American Journal of Science 63:17-26
Belongs to Gopherus according to E. Vlachos 2018
See also Bramble 1982, Hay 1930 and Reynoso and Montellano-Ballesteros 2004
Sister taxa: Gopherus (Gopherus), Gopherus (Oligopherus), Gopherus agassizii, Gopherus auffenbergi, Gopherus berlandieri, Gopherus depressus, Gopherus donlaloi, Gopherus edae, Gopherus flavomarginatus, Gopherus hexagonatus, Gopherus laticuneus, Gopherus mohavensis, Gopherus morafkai, Gopherus polyphemus, Testudo milleri
Type specimen: ACM 2006 (holotype), a partial skeleton
Distribution: found only at Muddy Creek ( of Wyoming)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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